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Sydney pharmacist charged over illicit drug supply
A registered pharmacist and her associate have been charged over exporting $500,000 worth of Gardasil 9 vaccines under a false declaration to Hong Kong A …
Banned until 2024
A convicted healthcare practitioner cannot reapply for registration for six years, after making 14,565 fraudulent Medicare claims totalling over $850,000 A registered medical practitioner has …
Pharmacy expert warning over hospital opioid use
How did a patient admitted to a South Australian public hospital for pain in his arm die from fentanyl and oxycodone toxicity? On 23 March …
Struck off for ‘gross failure’ over prescribing requirements
A specialist GP who lost his licence to practice explained that he never received training about regulations concerning the prescribing of S8 and S4 drugs …
The fight is on
Ramsay will not be “backing off” in the face of Guild legal action Ramsay Health Care says it will continue progressing the development of its …
Professional misconduct
A pharmacist has been suspended for two months after he dispensed fentanyl without a script The Pharmacy Board has highlighted a case in which Western …
Pharmacy panel ‘extremely disappointed’
What not to do: Three pharmacy owners have been reprimanded and two cautioned in recent panel hearings into their pharmacy practice In the first quarter …
Pharmacist caught stealing cash and medicines from employer
The Perth pharmacist, who covered up his theft by deleting scripts and adjusting stock levels, has been disqualified and forced to pay thousands Fremantle pharmacist …
Accidental death due to opioids: inquest
How can pharmacists help patients who are experiencing the side effects of tramadol, or at risk of accidental overdose? Perth woman Jackie-Lee Smith, 56, died …
Pharmacy accused of PBS fraud worth $18.7 million
The Australian Federal Police has won the right to seize and keep assets that it says are proceeds of crime Mid-last year the Australian Federal …
A question of evidence
A pharmacy owner has launched a case alleging a licensing authority discriminated against him based on race “on a number of occasions” Pharmacist Essam Bekhit …
Suspended for breaching patient privacy
A healthcare practitioner has been reprimanded for accessing the electronic health records of six patients at a NSW hospital A registered nurse, who was engaged …